At the same time, it is proposed to extend Austin Road to link up with the new north south road, thus pro- viding an important secondary east west road across the Peninsula. A new north south road on the western side of the Peninsula is also proposed to link up with the main coastal road to Tsuen Wan and the Western New Territories.
Provision is also made in the plan for a new bus terminus and ferry con- course on the upper deck level of the proposed new Kowloon-Canton Railway terminal at Hung Hom. This would replace the present temporary arrangements.
MA TAU KOK DEVELOPMENT SCHEME
A NEW draft outline zoning plan for the long-term development of the Ma Tau Kok area of Kowloon has also been made public by the Hong Kong Town Planning Board.
W/ROAD TO
IMPROVED JORDAN
NEW ROAD TO NORTH
IMPROVED &
PROVIDE EAST-WEST LINK
EXTENDED AUSTIN ROAD TO PROVIDE EAST
WHITFIELD
BARRACKS
NATHAN ROAD
WIDENED CHATHAM ROADZ
WEST LINK
ENLARGED BUS & FERRY CONCOURSE
NEW ROAD TO NORTH
VICTORIA HARBOUR
Tsim Sha Tsui
The new plan, says the board, up- dates the 1957 statutory plan in the light of developments which have taken place over the past ten years and at the same time does away with all mixed type zoning by re-zoning all areas for a definite user, thereby pre- venting mixed uses within the predominently industrial and residential onzes,
The area covered by the plan, which allows for a total population for the district on full development of some 200,000 people, is about 280 acres, including more than 80 acres for residential purposes and 40 acres for industrial purposes.
Just over 30 acres have been set aside for schools. markets, Government offices, police and other Govern- ment requirements: 38 acres for open space and 0.8 acre for telephone exchanges, electric sub-stations, etc.
BANGKOK'S TALLEST BUILDING
PILE driving has begun on a site at Sukumvit Road, Bang- kok, in preparation for the construction of the city's tallest block, the Chockchai International Building.
The block has been designed for Chockchai Interna-
an Torsuwan
M. Arch Tangpanich B.Arch. Khanistanan B.Arch.
hot Kanjanavanit Ph.D. M/
Surlyasatya M. Sc.
Model of Chockchai International Building
18
Egner
HUNG HOM RECLAMATION
RAILWAY TERMINAL. BUS & FERRY CONCOURSE
PROMENADE
EGEND
HUNG HOM BAY
COMMERCIAL RESIDENTIAL
COMMERCIAL RESIDENTIAL OTHER USES
COMMERCIAL / RESIDENTIAL WAREHOUSING
WAREHOUSING
GOVERNMENT, INSTITUTION AND COMMUNITY
PUBLIC OPEN SPACE
PRIVATE OPEN SPACE
OTHER USES
MAJOR ROADS
1 SUBJECT TO FURTHER DETAILED PLANNING TO INCLUDE SCHOOLS: SHOPPING CENTRE. M/S CAR PARKS & 1/10 OF THE AREA FOR PUBLIC OPEN SPACE
2 PROPOSED UPPER LEVEL DEVELOPMENT ABOVE K CR TERMINUS.
SUBJECT TO DETAILED PLANNING
3 HOUSING ABOVE K. C. R. TERMINUS.
tional Co. Ltd. by M. Torsuwan, and the consulting en- gineer is Dr. Rachote Kanjanavanit. Construction of the 80-metre high structure is expected to take about 12 months.
There will be space for about 3,000 office workers in the building. The first floor will be a showroom, the second floor will be a shopping arcade and the third floor will contain a night club and restaurant. A second nightclub will be at 23rd level and about 12 storeys will be rented as apartments. Six high-speed elevators will
be installed.
Cost of the building is estimated at 30 million baht. The site of 21⁄2 rai cost six million baht.
MASTER PLAN CRITISISED
KUALA LUMPUR would be a dead town if the Federal Capi- tal Commission's master plan was approved, said architect, Mr. Ng Tian Meng last month.
He told an inquiry board, set up to hear objections to the plan, that there was an absence of incentives to land owners to rebuild. The real motive for development was to make a profit, he said. If the master plan got through land owners could only build up to four storeys. Then nobody would develop his property.
Mr. Ng was representing three landlords who owned property in Jalan Gereja, Jalan Bandar and Jalan Klyne. Besides objecting to the height restriction, two of his clients also raised objections to the proposed setback to their buildings.
Another architect, Mr. Lim Yoke Seng, appearing on behalf of Koh Chuan Tea Merchant, objected to the 22 ft. rear setback to his client's shophouses for a backlane. He said that with the proposed 22 ft. setback and the provision of another 7 ft. in the front for a 5 ft. way, it would no longer be economical to redevelop.
HKSA SECRETARY'S REPORT
THE YEAR 1967 was one of recurring crises, said Mr. J. Kinoshita, hon, secretary of the Hong Kong Society of Architects, in presenting his report at the recent annual general meeting of the society. Riots, terrorism, bombs, devaluation and revaluation had seriously affected the future of architects and allied professions.
The Council had therefore launched into a series of activities to encourage fellowship among architects and allied societies and to stimulate interest in the political,
Far East Architect & Builder January, 1968
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